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Goulart CDL, Arêas GPT, Caruso FR, Araújo ASG, de Moura SCG, Catai AM, Beltrame T, Junior LCDC, Dos Santos PB, Roscani MG, Mendes RG, Arena R, Borghi-Silva A. Effect of high-intensity exercise on cerebral, respiratory and peripheral muscle oxygenation of HF and COPD-HF patients. Heart Lung 2020; 50:113-120. [PMID: 32709499 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate cerebral oxygenation (Cox) responses as well as respiratory (Res) and active peripheral muscle (Pm) O2 delivery during high-intensity cycling exercise and contrast responses between patients with coexistent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-heart failure (HF) and HF alone. METHODS Cross-sectional study involving 11 COPD-HF and 11 HF patients. On two different days, patients performed maximal incremental cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and constant load exercise on a cycle ergometer until the limit of tolerance (Tlim). The high-intensity exercise session was 80% of the peak CPET work rate. Relative blood concentrations of oxyhemoglobin ([O2Hb]), deoxyhemoglobin ([HHb]) of Res, Pm (right vastus lateralis) and Cox (pre-frontal) were measured using near infrared spectroscopy. RESULTS We observed a greater decrease in [O2Hb] at a lower Tlim in COPD-HF when compared to HF (P < 0.05). [HHb] of Res was higher (P < 0.05) and Tlim was lower in COPD-HF vs. HF. Pm and Cox were lower and Tlim was higher in (P < 0.05) HF vs. COPD-HF. In HF, there was a lower ∆[O2Hb] and higher ∆ [HHb] of Pm when contrasted to Cox observed during exercise, as well as a lower ∆ [O2Hb] and higher ∆ [HHb] of Res when contrasted with Cox (P < 0.05). However, COPD-HF patients presented with a higher ∆ [HHb] of Res and Pm when contrasted with Cox (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The coexistence of COPD in patients with HF produces negative effects on Cox, greater deoxygenation of the respiratory and peripheral muscles and higher exertional dyspnea, which may help to explain an even lower exercise tolerance in this multimorbidity phenotype.
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- Cássia da Luz Goulart
- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil; Human Physiology Laboratory, Physiology Department, Federal University of Amazonas, UFAM, v. General Rodrigo Octávio, 6200, Coroado I, CEP: 69080-900, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Physical Therapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Physical Therapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiovascular Physical Therapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luis, KM 235, Monjolinho, CEP: 13565-905, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Lyra V, Parissis J, Kallergi M, Rizos E, Filippatos G, Kremastinos D, Chatziioannou S. 18 F-FDG PET/CT brain glucose metabolism as a marker of different types of depression comorbidity in chronic heart failure patients with impaired systolic function. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 22:2138-2146. [PMID: 32530569 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AIMS Depression is an important issue in heart failure (HF). The study investigated whole-brain and regional brain glucose metabolism in HF patients and its association with depression comorbidity. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-nine hospitalized patients with symptomatic systolic HF (left ventricular ejection fraction <40%), New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV and mean age of 55.5 ± 12.0 years, had psychometric questionnaires before discharge and an 18 F-FDG PET/CT brain scan after discharge. Semi-automated image analysis was performed on all cases and 30 matched controls. The metabolic parameter mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean ) was calculated for the whole brain and three brain regions implicated in depression pathogenesis. A standardized SUVmean was also estimated by dividing regional brain SUVmean with whole-brain SUVmean . Cases had lower average whole-brain SUVmean (3.90 ± 1.49 vs. 5.10 ± 1.35, P = 0.001) and average regional brain SUVmean (4.57 ± 2.31 vs. 9.96 ± 3.58, P < 0.001) compared to controls. Whole-brain SUVmean had a significant correlation with patient age, NYHA class, diabetes, creatinine levels, depression, and cognitive impairment. Regional brain SUVmean was correlated with whole-brain SUVmean and depression. The standardized SUVmean , in particular, was found to be a robust index that could differentiate HF patients with 'epiphenomenal' (>0.93) or 'real' (≤0.93) depression. CONCLUSION Heart failure patients with more severe disease showed whole-brain and regional brain hypometabolism in 18 F-FDG PET/CT. Depressed HF patients (Beck Depression Inventory score >13) exhibited different metabolic patterns that could be used to differentiate between 'epiphenomenal' and 'real' depression. Namely, presence of whole-brain hypometabolism suggested 'epiphenomenal' depression, whereas absence suggested 'real' depression. Presence of significant relative regional brain hypometabolism enhanced the likelihood of 'real' depression diagnosis.
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- Vassiliki Lyra
- 2nd Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Section, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of West Attica, UNIWA & Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, BRFAA, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Psychiatry, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Section, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, BRFAA, Athens, Greece
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Watanabe T, Kanzaki Y, Yamauchi Y, Ito T, Nishida Y, Yamamura K, Komori T, Sohmiya K, Hoshiga M. Increased prevalence of cerebral microbleeds in patients with low left ventricular systolic function. Heart Vessels 2020; 35:384-390. [PMID: 31535200 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-019-01503-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Gradient-echo T2-star (T2*)-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive method to detect cerebral microbleeds (CMBs). The presence of CMBs was reported to be a marker of future cardiovascular mortality and is associated with various cardiovascular risk factors, use of antithrombotic drugs, and cognitive dysfunction. However, the relationship between cardiac function and CMBs remains unclear. We investigated the association between cardiac function and presence of CMBs in patients with cardiovascular diseases. This single-center retrospective study included a total of 424 participants (mean age 70 ± 12 years; men 286 (67%); mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 61% ± 12%] who underwent echocardiography and brain T2*-weighted MRI within 1 month without neurologic abnormality. CMBs were found in 118 (28%) patients. There was no significant relationship between CMBs and anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy. LVEF was significantly lower in patients with CMBs than in those without CMBs (59% ± 13% vs. 62% ± 11%, P < 0.05). On multivariate logistic analysis, lower LVEF [odds ratio (OR) 0.98, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.96-1.00; P < 0.05] and age (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00-1.05; P < 0.05) were significantly associated with CMBs. The presence of CMBs was frequently observed in the patients with cardiovascular disease and was significantly associated with age and LVEF.
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- Tomohiko Watanabe
- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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Armstrong AC, Muller M, Ambale-Ventakesh B, Halstead M, Kishi S, Bryan N, Sidney S, Correia LCL, Gidding SS, Launer LJ, Lima JA. Association of early left ventricular dysfunction with advanced magnetic resonance white matter and gray matter brain measures: The CARDIA study. Echocardiography 2017; 34:1617-1622. [PMID: 29114921 PMCID: PMC5718174 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Relations between heart failure and clinically manifested stroke are well known, but the associations between heart and brain early abnormalities are not totally clear. AIMS We explore relations of subclinical brain abnormalities with early cardiac dysfunction in a large healthy middle-aged biracial cohort. METHODS The CARDIA study enrolled 5115 young adults aged 18-30 years at baseline (1985-1986). We assessed 719 Caucasian and African American participants of the CARDIA study, with echocardiograms and brain MRI at follow-up year 25 (2010-2011). Echocardiography assessed aortic root diameter; LVEF; circumferential, longitudinal, and radial deformation. Cerebral MRI DTI, and, on a subset, ASL perfusion sequences were used to assess white matter fractional anisotropy and gray matter cerebral blood flow (CBF). Linear regression explored relations between cardiac parameters and cerebral measures, adjusting for anthropometrics, risk factors, and brain constitutional variation. RESULTS Mean age 50 ± 4 years, SBP 118 ± 15 mm Hg; 60% white, and 48% men. Mean CBF was 46 ± 9 mL/100 g/min, and white matter fractional anisotropy was 0.31 ± 0.02. Worse circumferential deformation and larger aortic root were related to worse white matter fractional anisotropy. Worse radial systolic deformation was related to worse CBF in multivariable models. LVEF did not relate to early brain abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS In spite of no apparent effect of LV ejection fraction, early subclinical cardiac dysfunction and brain abnormalities are present and associated in middle-aged generally healthy individuals.
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- Anderson C. Armstrong
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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- Health System Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, Oakland, CA
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Malenfant S, Brassard P, Paquette M, Le Blanc O, Chouinard A, Nadeau V, Allan PD, Tzeng YC, Simard S, Bonnet S, Provencher S. Compromised Cerebrovascular Regulation and Cerebral Oxygenation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:e006126. [PMID: 29025748 PMCID: PMC5721836 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Functional cerebrovascular regulatory mechanisms are important for maintaining constant cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply in heathy individuals and are altered in heart failure. We aim to examine whether pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with abnormal cerebrovascular regulation and lower cerebral oxygenation and their physiological and clinical consequences. METHODS AND RESULTS Resting mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAvmean); transcranial Doppler), cerebral pressure-flow relationship (assessed at rest and during squat-stand maneuvers; analyzed using transfer function analysis), cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2, and central chemoreflex were assessed in 11 patients with PAH and 11 matched healthy controls. Both groups also completed an incremental ramp exercise protocol until exhaustion, during which MCAvmean, mean arterial pressure, cardiac output (photoplethysmography), end-tidal partial pressure of CO2, and cerebral oxygenation (near-infrared spectroscopy) were measured. Patients were characterized by a significant decrease in resting MCAvmean (P<0.01) and higher transfer function gain at rest and during squat-stand maneuvers (both P<0.05). Cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2 was reduced (P=0.03), whereas central chemoreceptor sensitivity was increased in PAH (P<0.01), the latter correlating with increased resting ventilation (R2=0.47; P<0.05) and the exercise ventilation/CO2 production slope (V˙E/V˙CO2 slope; R2=0.62; P<0.05) during exercise for patients. Exercise-induced increases in MCAvmean were limited in PAH (P<0.05). Reduced MCAvmean contributed to impaired cerebral oxygen delivery and oxygenation (both P<0.05), the latter correlating with exercise capacity in patients with PAH (R2=0.52; P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS These findings provide comprehensive evidence for physiologically and clinically relevant impairments in cerebral hemodynamic regulation and oxygenation in PAH.
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- Simon Malenfant
- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Wellington Medical Technology Group, Center for Translational Physiology, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Wellington Medical Technology Group, Center for Translational Physiology, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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Ogoh S, Moralez G, Washio T, Sarma S, Hieda M, Romero SA, Cramer MN, Shibasaki M, Crandall CG. Effect of increases in cardiac contractility on cerebral blood flow in humans. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2017; 313:H1155-H1161. [PMID: 28916637 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00287.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The effect of acute increases in cardiac contractility on cerebral blood flow (CBF) remains unknown. We hypothesized that the external carotid artery (ECA) downstream vasculature modifies the direct influence of acute increases in heart rate and cardiac function on CBF regulation. Twelve healthy subjects received two infusions of dobutamine [first a low dose (5 μg·kg-1·min-1) and then a high dose (15 μg·kg-1·min-1)] for 12 min each. Cardiac output, blood flow through the internal carotid artery (ICA) and ECA, and echocardiographic measurements were performed during dobutamine infusions. Despite increases in cardiac contractility, cardiac output, and arterial pressure with dobutamine, ICA blood flow and conductance slightly decreased from resting baseline during both low- and high-dose infusions. In contrast, ECA blood flow and conductance increased appreciably during both low- and high-dose infusions. Greater ECA vascular conductance and corresponding increases in blood flow may protect overperfusion of intracranial cerebral arteries during enhanced cardiac contractility and associated increases in cardiac output and perfusion pressure. Importantly, these findings suggest that the acute increase of blood perfusion attributable to dobutamine administration does not cause cerebral overperfusion or an associated risk of cerebral vascular damage.NEW & NOTEWORTHY A dobutamine-induced increase in cardiac contractility did not increase internal carotid artery blood flow despite an increase in cardiac output and arterial blood pressure. In contrast, external carotid artery blood flow and conductance increased. This external cerebral blood flow response may assist with protecting from overperfusion of intracranial blood flow.
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- Shigehiko Ogoh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toyo University, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, Japan;
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toyo University, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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- Department of Environmental Health, Nara Women's University, Nara-shi, Nara, Japan
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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Erkelens CD, van der Wal HH, de Jong BM, Elting JW, Renken R, Gerritsen M, van Laar PJ, van Deursen VM, van der Meer P, van Veldhuisen DJ, Voors AA, Luijckx GJ. Dynamics of cerebral blood flow in patients with mild non-ischaemic heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2016; 19:261-268. [PMID: 27862767 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) is associated with tissue hypoperfusion and congestion leading to organ dysfunction. Although cerebral blood flow (CBF) is preserved over a wide range of perfusion pressures in healthy subjects, it is impaired in end-stage HF. We aimed to compare CBF, autoregulation, and cognitive function in patients with mild non-ischaemic HF with healthy controls. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifteen patients with mild idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and 15 matched healthy controls were studied. Co-existing cerebrovascular disease was excluded. All subjects, except five patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, underwent magnetic resonance imaging for measurements of both CBF by arterial spin labelling and quantitative volume flow entering the brain. Cardiocerebral vascular function was assessed with Doppler techniques testing cerebral dynamic autoregulation and vasomotor reactivity. Cognitive analysis was performed by neuropsychological testing. Global and regional CBF did not differ between HF patients (44.3 mL/100 g.min) and controls (42.1 mL/100 g.min). Basilar but not carotid artery inflow was reduced in patients (1.95 mL/s vs. 2.51 mL/s, P = 0.009). Testing autoregulation revealed fewer dampened blood flow fluctuations in HF patients vs. controls (0.96% vs. 0.67%, P < 0.001). Vasomotor reactivity in HF patients showed a reduced CBF velocity (48.4% vs. 61.0%, P = 0.05) and regional cerebral oxygen saturation (18.3% vs. 23.8%, P = 0.02). Cognitive function overall was not affected. CONCLUSION Although global CBF was unaffected in patients with mild HF, significant changes in basilar inflow volume, cerebral autoregulation and vasomotor reactivity were observed. We describe a model of dynamic cerebral mechanisms required to compensate for the impaired haemodynamics in early-stage HF.
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- Christian D Erkelens
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Neuro-Imaging Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuropsychology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Neuro-Imaging Centre, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700RB, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Watanabe T. Is the Brain the Alternative Therapeutic Target for Heart Failure? Circ J 2016; 80:1702-3. [PMID: 27396443 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-16-0632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tetsu Watanabe
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine
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Oliveira MF, Alencar MC, Arbex F, Souza A, Sperandio P, Medina L, Medeiros WM, Hirai DM, O'Donnell DE, Neder JA. Effects of heart failure on cerebral blood flow in COPD: Rest and exercise. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2016; 221:41-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kim MS, Kim JJ. Heart and brain interconnection - clinical implications of changes in brain function during heart failure. Circ J 2015; 79:942-7. [PMID: 25891994 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-15-0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent disorder worldwide and, consequently, a burden on the healthcare systems of many nations. Although the effects of HF are systemic, many therapeutic targets are focused on cardiac dysfunction. The brain is closely related to the heart, but there are few reports on the relationship between these organs. We describe the effects of the brain on HF progression. Specific brain regions control sympathetic drive and neurohumoral factors, which play an important role in disease exacerbation. In addition, we review some of our previous studies on deranged cerebral metabolism and reduced cerebral blood flow during HF. Although the reasons underlying these effects during HF remain uncertain, we propose plausible mechanisms for these phenomena. In addition, the clinical implications of such conditions in terms of predicting prognosis are discussed. Finally, we investigate cognitive impairment in patients with HF. Cognitive impairment through cerebral infarction or hypoperfusion is associated with adverse outcomes, including death. This brief review of brain function during the development of HF should assist with future strategies to better manage patients with this condition.
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- Min-Seok Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center Heart Institute, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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Chuang SY, Bai CH, Cheng HM, Chen JR, Yeh WT, Hsu PF, Liu WL, Pan WH. Common carotid artery end-diastolic velocity is independently associated with future cardiovascular events. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2015; 23:116-24. [PMID: 25691545 DOI: 10.1177/2047487315571888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carotid ultrasound is widely used to measure haemodynamic parameters, such as intima-media thickness and blood flow velocities (i.e. peak-systolic velocity [PSV], end-diastolic velocity [EDV], and resistive index [RI]). However, the association between blood flow velocities and cardiovascular events remains unclear. DESIGN AND METHODS Baseline data, including quantitative ultrasonography, were obtained from 3146 adults as part of the Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factor Two-Township Study. Occurrence of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke was determined from insurance claims and death certificates. The hazard ratio (HR) of CVD (IHD and stroke combined) was calculated for EDV and PSV of the common carotid artery using Cox models. Net reclassification index and integrated discrimination index were used to evaluate the capacity of EDV to predict IHD, stroke, and CVD. RESULTS Median follow-up was 12.8 years. There were 220 cases of IHD and 247 cases of stroke. The HR (95% CI) for CVD from univariate analysis was 4.54 (3.51-5.85) for EDV <15 cm/s relative to EDV ≥ 20 cm/s (p < 0.0001), and 3.23 (2.51-4.15) for PSV < 65 cm/s relative to PSV ≥ 80 cm/s (p < 0.0001). The HR (95% CI) for CVD from multivariate analysis was 1.66 (1.22-2.26) for EDV < 15 cm/s relative to EDV ≥ 20 cm/s, and 1.39 (1.03-1.89) for PSV < 65 cm/s relative to PSV ≥ 80 cm/s. EDV slightly but significantly improved prediction of CVD (integrated discrimination index 0.56%, p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS Low common carotid EDV and PSV were independently associated with future CVD, and EDV improved the prediction of future CVD. More prospective studies are required in different ethnic groups to understand the significance and implication of these findings.
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- Shao-Yuan Chuang
- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Central Laboratory, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Institute of Public Health and Community Medicine Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Changhua Christian Hospital Yuan Branch, Yunlin County, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Institute of Public Health and Community Medicine Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
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Sabayan B, van der Grond J, Westendorp RG, Jukema JW, Ford I, Buckley BM, Sattar N, van Osch MJP, van Buchem MA, de Craen AJM. Total cerebral blood flow and mortality in old age: a 12-year follow-up study. Neurology 2013; 81:1922-9. [PMID: 24174588 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436618.48402.da] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association of total cerebral blood flow (CBF) with all-cause, noncardiovascular, and cardiovascular mortality in older subjects at risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS We included 411 subjects with a mean age of 74.5 years from the MRI substudy of the Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk. Total CBF was measured at baseline, and occurrence of death was recorded in an average follow-up period of 11.8 years. For each participant, total CBF was standardized for brain parenchymal volume. Cox regression models were used to estimate risk of all-cause, noncardiovascular, and cardiovascular mortality in relation to CBF. RESULTS Mortality rates among participants in low, middle, and high thirds of total CBF were 52.1, 41.5, and 28.7 per 1,000 person-years, respectively. Compared with participants in the high third of CBF, participants in the low third had 1.88-fold (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30-2.72) higher risk of all-cause mortality, 1.66-fold (95% CI: 1.06-2.59) higher risk of noncardiovascular mortality, and 2.50-fold (95% CI: 1.28-4.91) higher risk of cardiovascular mortality. Likewise, compared with participants in the high third of CBF, participants in the middle third had 1.44-fold (95% CI: 0.98-2.11) higher risk of all-cause mortality, 1.29-fold (95% CI: 0.82-2.04) higher risk of noncardiovascular mortality, and 1.86-fold (95% CI: 0.93-3.74) higher risk of cardiovascular mortality. These associations were independent of prevalent vascular status and risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Low total CBF is linked with higher risk of all-cause, noncardiovascular, and cardiovascular mortality in older people independent of clinical cardiovascular status.
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- Behnam Sabayan
- From the Departments of Radiology (B.S., J.v.d.G., M.J.P.v.O., M.A.v.B.), Gerontology and Geriatrics (B.S., R.G.W., A.J.M.d.C.), and Cardiology (J.W.J.), Leiden University Medical Center; Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Ageing (R.G.W., A.J.M.d.C.), Leiden, the Netherlands; Robertson Center for Biostatistics (I.F.), and Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre (N.S.), University of Glasgow, UK; and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (B.M.B.), University College Cork, Ireland
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Kim MS, Kim JS, Kim YR, Han SB, Kim DH, Song JM, Kang DH, Song JK, Park SW, Park SJ, Kim JJ. Cerebral blood flow as a marker for recovery of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. J Card Fail 2012; 18:549-55. [PMID: 22748488 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was intended to investigate whether cerebral blood flow (CBF) could predict the recovery of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP). METHODS AND RESULTS Between July 2001 and March 2009, 107 patients who had been diagnosed with idiopathic DCMP underwent radionuclide angiography to assess their CBF. The recovery of LV systolic dysfunction was defined as recovery of the ejection fraction (EF) measured by transthoracic echocardiography to a level of 40% or greater and an increase of 10% or greater in its absolute value during follow-up. The EF was followed for at least 36 months if it did not recover. Thirty-four patients (31.8%) recovered and had greater CBF than the nonrecovered patients (41.9 ± 3.4 vs. 37.1 ± 4.9 mL/min/100g, P < .001). On multivariate logistic analysis, CBF (odds ratio 1.216) and symptom duration (odds ratio 0.952) were independent predictors of the recovery of LV systolic dysfunction. There was also a weak negative correlation between CBF and symptom duration (r = -0.334, P < .001). Furthermore, CBF was associated with LVEF improvement seen at the 1- and 2-year follow-up times according to multiple linear regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS CBF was associated with recovery of LV systolic dysfunction in patients with idiopathic DCMP. Therefore, measurement of CBF would be helpful to predict the clinical course of their disease.
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- Min-Seok Kim
- Asan Medical Center Heart Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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